Hair bush drongo
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The hair bush drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus , syn .: Corvus hottentottus ), also called glossy tip drongo , is a species of bird from the Drongos family .
The species was previously regarded as conspecific with the gloss spot drongo ( Dicrurus bracteatus ).
It occurs in Bangladesh , Bhutan , Borneo , Brunei , China , Hong Kong , India , Indochina , Indonesia , Cambodia , Malaysia , Nepal , the Philippines and Thailand .
The distribution area includes moist forests , mostly evergreen deciduous forest and deciduous tropical forest , preferably with flowering trees, especially the Asian kapok tree , up to 1400 m altitude.
description
The hair bush drongo is 24 to 32 cm tall, the top is shiny blue-black, glittering, the head is black, the long, clearly downwardly curved beak is gray, the iris is brown. The underside is a little less dark, bluish, the claws are black. The sexes do not differ. The long tail is slightly forked with the corners turned upwards. Instead of a collar, it has long, hair-like feathers and a hair-like, black hood . Fledglings are brownish and less shiny.
voice
The call of the male is described as very variable, noisy during the breeding season, numerous bird calls can be imitated.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- I.e. hottentottus ( Linnaeus , 1766), nominate form - English Hair-crested Drongo - India ( Western Ghats ; West Bengal and Odisha south to Tamil Nadu ), Himalayan foothills from Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab and Himachal Pradesh east to Bangladesh and northeast India , Myanmar (south to Tenasserim ), Northern Thailand, southern China, Cambodia, southern Laos and southern Vietnam
- I.e. brevirostris ( Cabanis , 1851) - China (south of Hebei and Jiangsu ), north of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam; as a winter guest in all of Indochina, Thailand and Myanmar
- I.e. palawanensis Tweeddale , 1878 - English Palawan Drongo - West of the Philippines ( Busuanga , Culion , Palawan , Balabac and Cagayan Sulu)
- I.e. cuyensis ( McGregor , 1903) - English Cuyo Drongo - Philippines ( Caluya , Cuyo )
- I.e. suluensis E. JO Hartert , 1902 - English Sulu Drongo - Southwestern Sulu Archipelago ( Jolo , Lapac, Tawi-Tawi , Simunul and Sibutu ), Philippines and Maratua Island
- I.e. borneensis ( Sharpe , 1879) - English Bornean Blue Drongo - Borneo
- I.e. jentincki ( Vorderman , 1893) - English Javan Drongo - Java, Bali, Masalembu Islands and Kangean Islands
- I.e. faberi Hoogerwerf , 1962 - Panaitan and islands of Jakarta Bay , in West Java
- I.e. leucops Wallace , 1865 - English White-eyed Drongo - Sulawesi and adjacent archipelagos, Matasiri Island
- I.e. banggaiensis Vaurie , 1952 - Banggai Islands
- I.e. guillemardi ( Salvadori , 1890) - English Obi Drongo - Obi Islands
- I.e. pectoralis Wallace , 1863 - English Sula Drongo - Sula Islands
Avibase and IOC World Bird List have two other subspecies:
- Dicrurus hottentottus striatus Tweeddale, 1877: Southern Philippines ( Basilan , Mindanao and Palapag )
- Dicrurus hottentottus samarensis Vaurie , 1947: Philippines ( Bohol , Leyte , Panaon , Samar and Calicoan Islands)
Way of life
The diet consists of large insects and nectar from Bombax species and coral tree blossoms. The drongo occurs individually or as a pair, and also forms small hunting communities.
The breeding season is from April to June in the north, to July in Southeast Asia, and March to April in the south. The nest is a typical drongo nest: a shallow, padded recess on the end of a horizontal branch. Usually 3–4 cream- to salmon-colored, reddish, small-spotted eggs are laid. Both sexes participate in the rearing.
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Haarbuschdrongo , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ↑ a b c d S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ↑ Oiseaux.net
- ↑ James A. Eaton , Bas van Balen , Nick W. Brickle, Frank E. Rheindt : Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago Greater Sundas and Wallacea . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2016. ISBN 978-84-941892-6-5
- ↑ a b Orioles, drongos, fantails
- ↑ Redlist
